China
is incredibly important in the modern world, and apart from its incredible
tradition and specific, delicious cuisine, it also manufactures numerous
products we need and use daily.

Yet,
its industry has been under the public eye recently, due to the deficiency of
standards, and people have started to avoid Chinese imported products.

Namely,
there have been some outrageously cheap Chinese products on the market, full of
toxic ingredients, and these have been sold in the United States and all over
the world.

We
will reveal 10 Chinese illegal foods that you should avoid, as they are rich in
dangerous toxins, and are commonly shipped from the other side of the world:

Fake Ginseng

The
ginseng root as a popular medicinal plant, and it has been commonly used in
China for over three millennia. Its prices have been raised rapidly, so numerous
ginseng tried to find a way to make a profit and started boiling it in sugar, in order to make the root
heavier.

Wei
Feng, a Chinese medicine expert from the National Institute for Food and Drug
Control (NIFDC), claims that it is a major issue, not only the retailers are
ripping off the customers, but also because this procedure actually removes the
nutritional values.

He
found that the natural ginseng has 20% content of sugar, and the fake one
includes up to 70% sugar, and it highly harmful for health.

Fake green peas

Reports
claim that fake peas have been produced from the Hunan province, China, in
2005. The story published in a local newspaper claimed that these peas were
hard even after boiling, and turned the water unnatural green color.

Manufacturers
profited hugely by these peas, and investigation found that one of these
illegal workshops were producing fake peas for 3 years, and was then shut down.

Fake
peas were made of snow peas and soybeans, with the addition of green dye and
sodium metabisulfite, which served as a preservative and bleach. This dye is
banned due to its properties which cause cancer and also inhibit the ability of
the body to absorb calcium.

Sang
Liwei, a Beijing-based food safety expert, claims that this product was also used
in Hunan and Guangdong before. According to him, Chinese officials only label a
case a food safety incident when at least one person dies due to it, so
potential adverse effects of such products and the misuse of additives are not
labeled, nor banned.

Imitation Eggs

There
are some instructional videos on Chinese websites which show a way to make $70
a day by producing and selling fake eggs. These fake eggs contain harmful
ingredients, including Gelatin, Alginic Acid, Calcium Chloride, water,
Potassium Alum, and artificial color.

They
eggshells are made from Calcium Carbonate, and the consumption of these eggs
leads to memory loss and dementia.

Fake Sweet Potato Noodles

The
Chinese authorities found that a facility located in Zhongshan city, China,
which produced at least 5.5 tons of fake noodles. Numerous people complained
about the strange taste of the sweet potato noodles.

The
investigation of the authorities found that these noodles consisted of corn
with an industrial ink, which provided a purple color, and paraffin wax.

Plastic Rice

Chinese
authorities have found fake rice sold in China. This rice is believed to
consist of potatoes and a synthetic resin! This rice stayed hard after boiling
and caused the same adverse effects as fake peas, and its long-term use leads
to cancer.

Once
again, the purpose of the manufacturers was to profit from the fake variant,
while selling it as the popular type of
Chinese rice called Wuchang.

Industrial salt sold as table salt

Due
to the adverse effects of its consumption, the industrial salt is labeled as
“unfit for human consumption,”, but it is much cheaper. Within the last 13
years, 788 tons of it was sold by at least 12 people.

This
harmful salt leads to mental and physical issues, including reproductive system
disorders and hypothyroid issues.

Making beef out of pork

Pork
is much cheaper in China, so it has been sold as beef in Chinese restaurants.
It is chemically processed, added a beef extract and a glazing agent to
“marinate” it in 90 minutes. Experts recommend people to stay away from the
fake beef meat, as its long-term use leads to deformity, poisoning, and even
cancer.

Baby formula

The
CBS News reported that almost 50 people were accused of manufacturing fake
instant baby formula, which caused numerous deaths in children in the Fuyang
province, China in 2004. This instant baby formula included only a few
nutrients, and it was mostly made of chalk. All the children who consume it
developed a “big head disease”, manifested by swelled heads, and slow
deterioration of the rest of the body.

Mud sold as black pepper

This
is shocking as well! In China’s Guangdong Province, it was reported on the
local news that a market vendor sold local mud as black pepper. Also, the white
pepper was mainly made out of flour, and when he was caught by the authorities,
he only said that his product would not kill people. Unbelievable!

Walnuts stuffed with cement

In
2012, a Chinese guy has purchased shelled walnuts in Zhengzhou city, China, and
he found broken concrete pieces inside. The concrete has been wrapped in paper
to prevent the suspicious noise when the nut was shaken.

He
intended to sell these walnuts and profit a lot, as they are much heavier than
the real ones.